by Courtney Olander | Jan 17, 2020 | Designers, Landscape Design, Landscape Designers, Modern Design, Outdoor Furniture, Plants, Seasonal Container Design, Shade plants, Uncategorized
2019 was a year I will never forget. It started with an image of one of the gardens I designed appearing on the cover of Fine Gardening. Surprise! It was one of many gardens on the Northwest Perennial Alliance’s annual Hardy Plant Study Weekend tour, the...
by Courtney Olander | Apr 25, 2016 | Landscape Design, Uncategorized
Not every project takes the same trajectory, but I find I travel through similar steps when seeing a design through to fruition. Here’s a brief outline of the the design process. I always have an on site meeting with a client, before beginning, to discuss the...
by Courtney Olander | Dec 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
This fall, I had the honor of being featured in Fine Gardening magazine’s ‘Regional Picks’, representing the Northwest. I was asked to select four “Unusual Autumn Star’s”. My selections included: Guernsey lily, Nerine...
by Courtney Olander | Nov 25, 2014 | Landscape Design, Low-maintenance Plants, Plants, Trees, Uncategorized
Well, it’s that time of year again… summer is but a distant memory and the glory that is fall has faded to shades of gray and brown. You may be looking at your garden with feelings of dread, knowing we won’t be seeing any real signs of life for...
by Courtney Olander | Sep 10, 2014 | Trends, Uncategorized
I was first introduced to DIG Nursery two years ago while taking a summer garden tour on Vashon Island. Upon walking through the gabion tower flanked entry I was instantly struck by the fact that DIG was no ordinary nursery – perennials down isle 1, evergreen...
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